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• Thanksgiving in Xinjiang: Round 4

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 17:30 in Turkey, thanksgiving, urumqi

  Thanksgiving in Xinjiang has always been an adventurous occasion for my wife and me. One year was sadly spent at Pizza Hut in Urumqi after searching unsuccessfully for a traditional Thanksgiving meal; last year I actually walked around the city with...

• Xinjiang\'s First Thanksgiving: A Poem

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 23:02 in holidays, thanksgiving

    Once upon a time, in a land far to China’s west where camels did roam and merchants had passed, where a living was made with the cattle and soil and no one yet cared for that ugly black oil, Two cultures collided who shared nothing the s...

• Picture of the Week: Karakoram Rest Stop

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 18:00 in picture of the week, karakoram highway

  A Rest Stop along the famous Karakoram Highway A trip along the Karakoram Highway is a treat in itself but if along the way you happen to need some real food, the ever-present police stops usually come with some small vendors ready to sell you som...

• H1N1 in Xinjiang: Suspected and Confirmed

  Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 18:27 in doctor, h1n1, internet blackout

  It’s now official – I am required to wear a mask to work for the remainder of the semester and I have to state for the record that it is next to impossible to teach a language without the free use of one’s mouth. It’s like trying to play soc...

• Picture of the Week: Turpan\'s Emin Minaret

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 18:00 in mosque, picture of the week, turpan

  Turpan’s Emin Minaret (Sugong Ta 苏公塔) This beautiful structure, completed in 1778 (see note below), was built by Suleiman in honor of his father Emin Khoja, the ruler of Turpan during that time. This is hardly the only mosque in Xinjiang (...

• Xinjiang Railroads Lead to...Nowhere

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 17:30 in train travel, karamay

  If anyone ever doubted the strategic importance China places on northern Xinjiang, this last week ended the debate. The provincial government recently announced (here in English) the completion of four new rail lines stretching a total of 1,400km, a...

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